(Bear in mind, of course, that equally cruel religious persecution of Catholics, Protestants, and Jews was quite common in Europe at that time. )

His friends that stayed, such as Jan Zahradníček, were subjected to cruel persecution.

To be the servant of servants is bad enough, without our making their condition worse by our cruel persecutions.

To tear the entrails of another, signifies cruel persecutions to further your own interests.

Alexandra does not seem to have been able to prevent the cruel persecution of that sect by her husband.

Mieszko II's half-brother Bezprym took the government of Poland and began a cruel persecution against the followers of the former King.

We also exerted great efforts for the displaced Jews who were victims of the cruelest persecutions.

The cruel persecution under Diocletian, who was a Dalmatian by birth, left numerous traces in Old Dalmatia and Pannonia.

He saw the cruel persecution not only of Jews, but also other people not favored by the fascist regime.

But Washington has a responsibility to tell Beijing that China's hopes for economic expansion and political stability are poorly served by its cruel persecution of anyone who publicly challenges the party line.